Recent Publications

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility - Providing Immediate Funding After Natural Disasters, March 2008.

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), was recently established to provide Caribbean Community (CARCICOM) Governments with an insurance instrument, akin to business interruption insurance which furnishes short -term liquidity if they suffer catastrophic losses from a hurricane or earthquake. Learn more...

 

Other Regional Risk Management Publications:

  CCRIF,Operational Review 2008 (pdf 6.85 MB)

  CCRIF Annual Report 2008 (pdf  10.42 MB)

 The Carivbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility CCRIF,2008 (pdf 2.49 MB)

 One Year After Ivan: Grenada Rebuilding Assessment (2004)

 Natural Disasters and the Poor (2003)
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  Natural hazard risk management in the Caribbean: Revisiting the Challenge (2002)

  Can financial markets be tapped to help poor people cope with weather risks? (2002)

  Guyana Damage Assessment (2001)

 Grenada Damage Assessment (2001)


  Managing Catastrophic Disaster Risks Using Alternative Risk Financing and Pooled Insurance Structures (2001)


  Dominica : natural disasters and economic development in a small island state (2001)

  An Alternative Unifying Measure To Welfare Gains From Risk-Sharing (2001)

  Hurricane Mitch - the gender effects of coping and crises (2001)

  Managing catastrophic disaster risks using alternative risk financing and pooled insurance structures (2001)

  Catastrophe risk management : using alternative risk financing and insurance pooling mechanisms (2001)


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